Re: [MBZ] new fix on new/old TD

2014-10-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm seeing it too, rando m s paces when Andrew writes SL C. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com; Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] new fix

Re: [MBZ] We are ***!!

2014-10-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Don't we have a list for that kind of behavior? Go play games over there. -Curt Who has refrained from talking about the metalwork he did yesterday on the Jetta to keep things on topic. From: Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

2014-10-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I remember taking a bus trip to Virginia in High School, the bus driver listened to the CB all the way down. I remember hearing the truckers sing some very bawdy songs... -Curt From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] *** New Issue - Help!***2004 E320 4Matic- ABS ESP Malfunction Question

2014-10-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Charge the battery and see if that helps, could all be related... -Curt From: Robert Koziak via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: d...@penoff.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] *** New Issue - Help!***2004 E320

Re: [MBZ] One for the greasers without heart conditions

2014-10-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
No shots of the passenger side fender I could spot, it'd have to be a turbo to smoke the tires, unless maybe they greased the pavement... -Curt From: Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] 1982 300td travel

2014-10-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Can't buy much car for $800. In fact $800 is only around 2 payments on a $25,000 car... -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1982 300td travel

Re: [MBZ] Surgery

2014-10-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Pain is only weakness leaving the body but when its leaving I'm sure glad to have something to ease it along. I had vicodin when I broke my wrist and found that the interesting thing was that it didn't alleviate the pain all that much, what it did was make me not care about the pain. It made

[MBZ] Rust repair for good health

2014-10-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
This is only sort of off topic... My Jetta has rusty rockers, last year I welded a bunch of new metal from old computers (thicker and easier to weld than microwave ovens) into the driver's side. That seems to be holding up decently well while the passenger side is now really bad. I finally got

Re: [MBZ] Source for Bumper Cover/3D Printer

2014-10-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Check out the Tested channel on Youtube and watch Will and Norm assemble a Printrbot. A sub $500 3d printer although it only works in PLA, you'd probably want ABS for this application. I'm seriously debating one... -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] The Prince of Darkness Strikes

2014-10-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I believe that was a poor attempt at satire... -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2014 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Prince of Darkness Strikes On Thu, 09 Oct

Re: [MBZ] shelf treasures

2014-10-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
+1, anything else is pretty much a waste of time. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm going through this with my 190D. Mark likes Monark but doesn't have any in stock. I'm going to order some of the Made in Germany Monarks unless I find a deal on Made in Germany Bosch. Dr. Fatty says Bosch quality control is all over the place. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Mercedessource lists them for $31 each with no note of shipping as they are out of stock. Whats the site? I'm ready to order, my 2.2l uses the same nozzles as the old 616... -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Low rear chassis

2014-10-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I think I have some spring pads I bought for my '83 240D. If anybody wants them they can have them for say $10 and shipping. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, October 20,

[MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Fred graciously took me to pick up my Jetta today. On the way home, not far from the mechanic the oil pressure beeper went off. I hopped out, popped the hood and found the high pressure switch disconnected. This isn't a huge surprise, he'd been chasing an oil leak for me. I plugged in the plug

Re: [MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The day after I bought the pickup the wire to the high pressure switch broke. I'd noticed it was frayed so I'd fixed it, but I made it too short and the beeper went off on Angie. Fortunately (well sort of) she gets on it quick so she was maybe 200 yards from the house. I fixed it for real

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
IDparts Bosio SD265 Injector Nozzle (OM616, OM617, OM601, OM602, OM603) - IDParts.com I've been using them for parts for my TDI, I get super quick ship since they're in MA. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles IDparts Bosio SD265 Injector Nozzle

Re: [MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The Jetta has a lot of issues I wouldn't expect on a much older MB but it was a $16000 car in 1998 compared to a $2 car in the '80s Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
In New York city I believe the police are legally required to at least wound one little old lady per shootout. Sometimes it seems like they need to go find a little old lady and drive her to the neighborhood so they can shoot her... -Curt From: Mitch Haley

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I heard a report on NPR's The World where an office worker from the building was as freaked out as you could get considering it was a pretty minor shooting all things considered. He said it had Rocked Canadians to the core. I sincerely hope most Canadians are made of sterner stuff. The ones I

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] the news Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I heard a report on NPR's The World where an office worker from the building was as freaked out as you could get considering

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I suspect thats true most everywhere. I don't remember if I've told the story here yet but when I was in high school and college I used to shoot metallic silhouettes a lot. The version we did is called Hunter's Pistol and involves mostly single shot pistols shooting metallic targets at 40, 50,

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Except its not true. When I was a youth we shot a lot, like 3 times a week a lot. At the peak my dad and I were probably shooting 200-300 shots a week each. Because of that we were tested for lead exposure yearly and never had any tests show anything out of line. We also did a lot of testing

Re: [MBZ] the news

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Typical. I finally taught dad to wash his hands before leaving the range. At one point when we were shooting a lot of trap the steering wheel on his car was completely black with lead and powder residue. He was still smoking then and if the worries about lead poisoning were true he'd ought to

Re: [MBZ] Selling Mercedes Benz 1983 300D Turbo Diesel w/202K - Westchester County New York

2014-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Nice! Wish you'd waited until spring, I'd probably have sprung for it, I think I'm ready to let my 190D move on to other pastures but its got snow tires so it'll go one more winter. Good luck, selling cars can be a pain in the butt which is another reason I'm slow to get rid of my 190D. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That reminds me, I just bought a new router to replace my 8 or so year old Linksys. That one got all weird and started overheating randomly until I drilled some holes in the top cover. I never have setup the new router. I'm thinking Connect here so I can steal your data might work. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Ahh good fun, I don't remember if I mentioned but I ordered Bosio, $118.60 for a set of 4. Since we're both using Mark for our rebuilder maybe we can get him to compare. Interestingly after you had recommended Mark I'd mentioned to a Peachparts member about needing injectors redone and he said

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
For which nozzles? I ordered SD265s for $29.65 each and $0.99 shipping since its instate for me. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm having mine done since the car starts a little harder than it should, idles a little rough and gets a little worse mileage. It gets a little better with a tank of bio diesel. No setting valves on an OM601 if it were a 61x I'd start there. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [MBZ] OT - OS X 10.10 Yosemite on a MacPro 1,1

2014-10-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Features like? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes seat and Selling '83 300D

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Ack, you're killing me! I'd totally do that in the spring. Not buying another car for the winter... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] W123 intermittent loss of power braking (today's puzzler)

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Were the doors locked during the issue? I've seen lots of cases where door lock actuators only leak in one state or the other. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've shot a lot of trap but no skeet or sporting clays. For trap a 20ga is a significant disadvantage, that said I've shot a lot with a 16ga but I like being different. Otherwise I agree with Grant completely, a good gun shop can help fit your shotgun to you. Prices are all over the map, you

Re: [MBZ] W123 intermittent loss of power braking (today's puzzler)

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
. On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Were the doors locked during the issue? I've seen lots of cases where door lock actuators only leak in one state or the other. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've got a Mossberg 500 and they're great guns, you can make them into anything. I've got a standard field barrel with replaceable chokes and a cylinder bore slug barrel for deer hunting. They make a high comb trap stock and a high rib trap barrel to go with it but for somebody who only shoots

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
There are loads of companies that make replacement stocks. My dad has one he likes which I can check on if you want. Boyds maybe? There are some which offer rough blanks that you can finish as you want. A good option if the stock is only 2-3 too short is to get an adjustable butt pad,

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm reasonably sure its: http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/ Sadly it looks like they sell mostly rifle stocks. Google should be able to find you a stock for most any common gun. -Curt From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Oooh, one to watch out for on buying older guns if you're thinking to shoot trap or skeet is an Ithaca, they used kind of a strange under loading system which is a PITA to use when loading only one shell like in trap. It can be done but its frustrating... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotguns

2014-10-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
IIRC theres a kind of sporting clays that is only .410. For trap you're at a huge disadvantage and as somebody else mentioned it'd get spendy quick. That said Dad got a case of .410 in #9s for $20 at a Rod Gun club auction. He's got a little single barrel New England arms .410 that we call The

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - DON'T DRINK THE WATER

2014-10-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A couple years ago Angie and I went on a cruise. One of the stops was Cozumel in Mexico. I noticed at that stop that unlike all the other places we had been the ship didn't take on water. We went to a dolphinarium and swam with the dolphins and had lunch there. At lunch I noticed that the water

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - FINALE QUICK DEPARTURE

2014-10-31 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What are we going to do, hijack ourselves? Love it! -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com; WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 1:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52

Re: [MBZ] The Road to Mercedes

2014-10-31 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I googled and apparently the Sprinter had 275k on it. I suspect it gets minimal maintenance like most delivery vehicles so its probably clapped out. The new Transit has a 3.2l 5cyl diesel, it'll be interesting to see if Ford puts that engine in the F150. At 185hp 350lb/ft its behind the Dodge

Re: [MBZ] ?

2014-11-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You're early, I was just about to post :) -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2014 2:28 PM Subject: [MBZ] ? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Dimitri's 240D is ready to go!

2014-11-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I got back from LA last night. Angie met me in Boston where we stayed at the Intercontinental. Our room is normally $350/night but I got it for a mere 45,000 Holiday Inn points which is fine I had 180,000 and earned 10,000 more over the last 2 weeks. Nice hotel. We had dinner at a fancy wine

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - FINALE QUICK DEPARTURE

2014-11-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The Muslim leadership in most countries preaches tolerance and not convert or die, its far to easy to lump the extremists in with the radical crazies. If you'd like to play that game I'd point you to the Westboro Baptists... -Curt From: LarryT via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Dimitri's 240D is ready to go!

2014-11-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
snowing now it may be too late! So my 240D might have to wait till spring. Your car might be the new daily driver! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I got back from LA last night. Angie met me in Boston where we stayed

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I saw a video once where I guy preheated his plane with a Coleman stove. He sat the stove on the ground with a stovepipe to duct the heat up into the engine. I can't imagine it would work if it was very cold though, a single burner hiking stove doesn't have all that much heat output. 5000 BTU

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
They got 10 inches of snow in Caribou on Sunday. I'm headed up tomorrow and a little nervous about getting in to camp. I'll have to plow snow for 3/4 mile, fortunately the Dodge has good tires. I'll pack my snowshoes just in case, I'm even thinking pretty hard about hauling a snowmobile with

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT weather Chance to try the mukluks and mittens? Wilt - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Heavy-Duty Jumper Cables

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Which reminds me I need to make a new ground strap for the Farmall Super M. I found some 1/0 gauge wire on Amazon for reasonable price but I'd like to find 2/0, need to look around for a welding shop. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT weather On 04/11/2014 10:08 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I saw a video once where I guy preheated

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
vapourization of the fuel. RB On 04/11/2014 2:40 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Uhhh, open the valve and light a match? Hang the match under the generator a little if its cold. If its really cold a little fondue fuel on the burner under the generator helps. When I did the cooking

Re: [MBZ] OT weather

2014-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
can put 'em to good use. Wilt - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT weather I tried the mittens last night, kept my hands nice

[MBZ] 240D moves on to a new home.

2014-11-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Well Dimitri has officially taken delivery of my 78 240D which had formerly been Dwight's. I hauled it up with my Dodge which preformed flawlessly. We're about to celebrate with lunch which we're riding to in Jon's lovely 250(?)S. Curt Seems like I should know the model of the car I'm in. Its

Re: [MBZ] Cold weather

2014-11-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Heck I'm no Eskimo but 42 just means a long sleeve shirt in Maine. -Curt 35 this morning in Newport, ME. I left Dimitri's later than I expected and bunked at a friend's camp rather than get to my place real late. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___

Re: [MBZ] OT another video question

2014-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
In the past you could mark it as private and then you only those with the proper credentials can see it. Not sure if that's still there. You can still mark them unlisted where the video won't show on your channel or in public searches. To download a tube video there are tube downloaders but be

Re: [MBZ] Fw: Another PANHANDLER tale

2014-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Most people are clueless. I bet you take a glance at the car when you get in, a coworker drove to work with a tire so soft that when she hit a speed bump it came off the rim. I asked if it drove funny and she replied well now that you mention it. There are loads of examples of people driving

Re: [MBZ] OT another video question

2014-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You want yo share something across the internet FOR FREE you jump through the hoops they want... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2014-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm at deer camp on roaming data which us limited to 25MB so don't expect a whole lot out of me. I've been too chatty already. Dad says he might get a wireless hotspot in which case I might open up more. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___

Re: [MBZ] OT another video question

2014-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Maybe he needs a computer, a pen won't really help him. In this kind of thing I rapidly get frustrated, YouTube is a good option, he doesn't want to do it he doesn't get to see the video. I'm afraid I'm censoring myself significantly here. In person I'd suggest a physical impossibility. Curt

Re: [MBZ] Temperatures as much as 50 deg. F below normal

2014-11-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The weather forecast here in northern Maine is interesting, they're telling us how cold it could be based on Nuri but then mention it'll probably rain by Wednesday. Temps are hovering just around freezing. I'm going to quit listening to the weather on NPR, they predicted it would snow all day

Re: [MBZ] Car delivery jobs?

2014-11-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I expect the good times are about done in the oil fields what with the price of oil being so low... It'll come back of course but it will take awhile. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Car delivery jobs?

2014-11-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Groan. They've probably done a dozen stories on it already. My dad is 72, fixing to retire and has 3 different companies chasing him to be a consultant... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

2014-11-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeah around town... Let's go from Florida to New England and back. My TDI will stomp a Prius for mileage, speed, comfort and price... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] 101010

2014-11-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I yeah subnet masking, there's not much to scare the other classes like a board full of binary... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Website Launch Announcement: FCPEuro.com

2014-11-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
They've let me down every time I tried to order from them. Their website lists a lot of parts they don't have and the stuff I have gotten was URO which I sent back after I'd ordered it on their assurance that it wasn't URO... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [MBZ] Car delivery jobs?

2014-11-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sorry, phone strips em sometimes. A bunch a stories about how hard it can be for older workers. None of my older relatives seem to have any problems. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT computer virus which corrupts contact list?

2014-11-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
ITunes sucks, windows or Mac. Maybe it sucks a little worse on windows... Its much of why I went away from the iPhone. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Monark Nozzles from TechnikExpert

2014-11-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You probably don't want to hear it but Mark already has my injectors and bosio nozzles and promises to have them back to me by next week. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

2014-11-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We almost never see more than $0.50 spread which considering how much more you spent on your Prius than I spent on the Jetta will but a helluva lot of fuel... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT - Back to Guns

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Find a local gun shop and support them, big box retailers are ruining America Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Onsite fabrication of taller wind turbines

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If you could make enough power cheap enough making hydrogen would be worth it. In California they may end up using wind power to desalinate water... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT - Back to Guns

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What did he quote you? I've got one, I can't remember if its a II or III, curious what it might be worth. I've got a High Standard .22 that I like better. I made custom pine grips for it when I was in high school, dad said they wouldn't last but I shot a lot for the first few years after I made

Re: [MBZ] OT - Back to Guns

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What did he quote you? I've got one, I can't remember if its a II or III, curious what it might be worth. I've got a High Standard .22 that I like better. I made custom pine grips for it when I was in high school, dad said they wouldn't last but I shot a lot for the first few years after I made

Re: [MBZ] OT - Back to Guns

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
So the price hasn't changed much in 10 years. The bull barrel is much more accurate, mine is the taper. The big problem I remember with them is the trigger is very complicated and hard to work on. Many were ruined by people who didn't know what they were really doing worked on them. Cury Sent

Re: [MBZ] OT: Onsite fabrication of taller wind turbines

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Solar doesn't kill anything. Here they're putting them on old landfills... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Onsite fabrication of taller wind turbines

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If that were true the ground under the turbines would be covered with dead birds which  they aren't... Not in new England anyway... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Onsite fabrication of taller wind turbines

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Worse than coal plants? Worse than cell phone towers? Worse than strip mines? Sounds like NIMBY to me. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

2014-11-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The Jetta I tested in 2012 was listed around $23k. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] The Frost is on the Moose

2014-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've eaten a lot of moose and its not tough at all unless it was a big old bull or is over cooked. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] The Frost is on the Moose

2014-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I agree with Grant completely... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] front of car sitting much too high

2014-11-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Did somebody steal the engine when you weren't looking :) Park on something flat and measure the height of the wheel arches at both ends... Maybe post a pic too, I'm interested in what this thing looks like. There are rubber pucks that sit above the rear springs which IIRC are to level the car,

Re: [MBZ] Monark Nozzles from TechnikExpert

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I got the injectors back for my 190D already ;) Need to make time this weekend to install. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
And find a new mechanic. Isn't this the guy that couldn't diagnose your loss of vacuum until he'd replaced the vacuum line? -Curt From: dseretakis--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter He has practical knowledge of 00s of cars, unlike you. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Curt Raymond via

Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter He has practical knowledge of 00s of cars, unlike you. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] The Frost is on the Moose

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Frost is on the Moose I would think low and slow with a papaya infused basting sauce should allow very tender roast clay On Nov 15, 2014, at 4:45 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I've eaten a lot of moose and its not tough at all

Re: [MBZ] OT but of general interest: Energy Storage

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've been to TV studios already doing this, it requires that all the servers and equipment face in the same direction (exhaust into a common core I mean) and that the racks have all the block out plates. Then AC is only added to the front (cold side) of the equipment, the hot side gets

Re: [MBZ] OT but of general interest: Energy Storage

2014-11-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My uncle put solar hot water in at his house 3 years ago and says its already paid for itself. I need to put a new roof on our house next year and I'm thinking solar hot water to follow. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeah, I paid $125 for a group 48 for the Jetta at Car Quest last year. If you've got a Car Quest try them, my local Autozone wanted $150. -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 2:12 PM

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We're more like $2.89 for regular gas and $3.39 for diesel. When I hauled Dimitri's new 240D north I put a tank of mid into the Dodge. It seemed to like it better and returned 15mpg loaded which I thought was fantastic. Overall on my trip of 1100 miles I averaged 18mpg which is pretty good

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
and is only up to minus 11 now at 3 PM. RB On 20/11/2014 1:49 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: We're more like $2.89 for regular gas and $3.39 for diesel. When I hauled Dimitri's new 240D north I put a tank of mid into the Dodge. It seemed to like it better and returned 15mpg loaded which I

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I suspect a good part of the increase in price WAS due to increased shipping costs, batteries are heavy after all. It all makes me wonder if electric cars have something to do with it but AFAIK they don't use lead acid batteries... -Curt From: rogerhga--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Cornwell Tools

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
For box end wrenches HF is impossible to beat. Their 9 piece sets are cheap cheap and as near as I can tell indestructible. I've got 3 sets and have never broken one. I have a couple of the 32 piece sets which are even cheaper per wrench but stop one size short going up, I'd rather have a

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2014-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Might work reasonably well when its warm out but 225CCA is 1/4 what a group 49 battery is capable of. Based on the price it sounds like capacity is sold linearly... -Curt From: archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Craig diese...@pisquared.net; Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT 2014 hottest year on record (except maybe the USA)

2014-11-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I feel like the right has done itself a disservice by claiming that global warming is a myth. They could accurately claim that man-made causes of global warming is a myth but the earth is warming and sea levels are rising but to say there is no global warming just doesn't make any sense...

Re: [MBZ] Bio gas from pistachio shells

2014-11-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Many farms are already way out in front of this using poo from farm animals mixed with farm wastes like stalks to make methane to power equipment and heat and whatnot. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com; Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT - Another non-political B-52 tale - SAC ALERT DINING

2014-11-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Which reminds me of 2 things. #1. Angie is making beef stew for dinner and I'd like to have a baked potato with it, fortunately we have many potatoes, I brought around 30# back from camp with me. and #2. While we were at camp with a 50# bag of potatoes we decided to make french fries with lard.

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2014-11-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Winter hell, its only mid-autumn and its been below freezing every morning this week at my house. -Curt From: arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Batteries Yeah, it

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